Keg and barrel washing machine



(No Model.)

J. J. DANKS. KEG AND BARREL WASHING MACHINE.

No. 434,430. Patented Aug. 19, 1890.

l vitmaooeo UNITED STATES JOSEPH J. DANKS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

KEG AND BARREL WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 434,430, dated August 19, 1890. Application filed March 24, 1890. Serial No. 345,045. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, JOSEPH J. DANKS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Keg and Barrel Washing Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates. to improvements in keg and barrel washing machines.

The object of my invention isto produce a keg and barrel washing machine which will be simpler of construction, more convenient to use, less expensive, and more durable than si milar previous machines. A machine similar to this is shown and described'in Patent N 0. 330,550, for a keg-washing machine, dated November 17, 1885, and granted to H. Binder.

That machine has two independent support ing-frames with a keg-holder supported by-one frame and a valve supported by the other, with their respective axes parallel and an operative mechanical connection between them, consisting of gearing or its equivalent. The principle of construction of that machine requires such amechanical connection between the kegholder and the valve, and also is limited in operation to an oscillating turning motion. The Valve part or plug has two side openings near each other, which, with the oscillating motion necessary, causes uneven wear on one side of the valve-plug and in time causes the valve to leak, when the machine must be repaired, and since such machines are worked continuously such wear results soon and is objectionable.

In order to attain the objects above mentioned, I have devised my machine so that the'axis of the valve and that of the keg holder may coincide, and so that the valveplug and holder may be rigidly connected together, and hence no operative mechanical connection be required between the valve and keg-holder, thus having a simple and inexpensive arrangement with a single frame. Further, I make but one side opening in the valveplug and am enabled to rotate the kegholder and valve in either direction continuously, thus avoiding undue wear of the parts.

Figure 1 is an end view, partly in section, along the, plane I) b, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is an ex terior side View of the complete machine. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the central parts along the horizontal plane a a, Fig.1.

The same numbers referto the same parts in differentfigures..,----- 4 V The central-part 910-constitutes a valvecase, and is supported upon and attached to the frame 14-15416 21' 22 .by bolts 20. The, valve-plug 1 is made conical, and fits, and; turns within a co-rrespondiugly-shaped hole in the case 9.- The arms 11 for supportingthe key are cast integral with a hub 12, which has a central hole in which the upper end of the valve-plug 1 is secured by being driven tightly therein. A nut 13 on the7o lower end of the valve-plug 1 is used to adjust any wear of the plug and also to keep the plug and keg-holder in place. A setserew 18 is supported by across-frame part 16 and the nut 19, and may be adjusted to suit the wear of the valve-plug 1, and is intended to take the downward pressure of the plug 1. off of its circumferential bearing and prevent the plug'becoming stuck when kegs are thrown hard upon the keg-supports 11.

In the Binder machine above mentioned the nozzle-tube which enters the bung-holeis simply secured in a hole in the upper art of the hub of this keg-holder by being driven in place and soldered, and the spur-wheel, which is connected to the keg-holder, turns about the nozzle-tube as a bearing, so that the nozzle-tube frequently works loose. The nozzletube 7 in my device has not the function of a bearing, and is secured tightly in the up- 0 per end of the hub 12, preferably, being screwed in place, and hence there is no cause for it to work loose. The nozzle 7 is a contin nation of the axial hole 5 of the valve-plug 1, and has holes 23 through itssides, by which the water passes to the interior of a keg. Radial passages 3 and 4 are made in the valve-case 9, through which hot and cold Water may be introduced at pleasure to the axial val ve-passage 5. Fixtures 8 are screwed 1 0o intothe holes 3 and 4., by which to connect the hose or piping which conducts the water to the machine. Hot water can be introduced at one and cold water atthe other of the holes vides for communication between the axial.

passage 5 and the lateral holes 3 and 4. Figs. 1 and 3 show the valve-plug 1 turned so that communication is not established with either holes 3 or 4. I

. It is evident that the plug 1 may be rotated continuously in one direction, and thus not Wear unevenly in its bearings. The frame parts 9, 10, 15, 16, and 22 are made of castiron. The keg-support 11 12 may be made of cast or malleable iron. The parts 1, 7, and 8 would be made of a suitable alloy.

I claim- 1. In a keg and barrel washer, the combination of a keg-holder, arotary valve, a valvecase, and a suitable frame, the axes of the holder and the valve being coincident, substantially as set forth.

2. In a keg and barrel washer, the combination of a keg-holder, a rotary valve a valvecase, and a supporting-frame, the frame having an open top part, and side-supporting branches, and the valve-case being suitably secured thereon, substantially as set forth.

3. In a keg and barrel Washer, the combination of a keg-holder, a rotary valve, a cylindrical valve-case concentric with the valveaxis and having a rectangular base, and a communicating therewith, a valve-case having two radial passages, and a supportingframe, the valve being arranged to turn continuously about its axis in the same direction, and the radial passages of the valve and case being adapted to communicate, substantially as set forth.

5. In a keg and barrel washer, the combination of a rotary valve having an upwardlyopening axial passage and a radial passage communicatingtherewith, a nozzle connected to the top of the said valve and communicating with the said axial passage, a keg or bar rel holder secured to the top of the valve exterior to the said nozzle, a valve-case having radial passages adapted to communicate with the valve-passages, and a suitable supporting frame, substantially as set forth.

6. In a keg and barrel washer, the combination of a conical rotary valve having an axial passage and a radial passage communicating therewith, a keg or barrel holder secured to the top of said valve, avalve-case, a suitable frame common for the valve and the keg-holder, having a cross part beneath the valve-case, and a set-screw held by the said cross part and against the lower end of the valve, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I now affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD, P. ROBBINS, HENRY F. LENZER. 

